Fence-post.



F. M". REED.

mm}: ros'r. APPLICATION I'll-E15 SEPT. 23, 1910. 1,010,521 Patented Dec.5, 1911.

Inventor Attorneys COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH COIWASHINGTON, D. c.

UNITED STATES PATENT oFFIoE.

FRANKLIN M. REED, OF INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, ASSIGNOR TO THE UNITY MFG. CO.,

' OF INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA.

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This invention relates to fence post-s and one of its objects is toprovide a composite post having a core provided with combinedreinforcing and anchoring means which are partly exposed upon one faceof the finished post and constitute means whereby a fence fabric may bereadily attached to the post.

A still further object is to provide a core having one face thereofexposed along one face of the body of the post, said core being of amaterial into which staples and the like may be readily driven.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of invention herein disclosed can be made within the scope ofthe claims without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings the preferred form of the invention hasbeen shown.

In said drawings :F igure 1 is a front elevation of a post constructedin accordance with the present invention. Fig. 2 is an enlarged sectionon line AB Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a portion of thecore, a portion of the fence being shown connected thereto.

Referring to the figures by characters of reference 1 designates thebody of the post which may be of any desired contour and proportions andwhich is molded from concrete or the like. This body has a central coreembedded therein and which has been indicated generally at 2. Said coreis T- shaped in cross section, the flange 3 thereof being arranged withits outer longitudinal edge or face flush with the front face of thebody 1 and provided with a longitudinal channel 4 in said exposed face.Openings 5 extend transversely through the flange at desired points andare adapted'to receive portions of the plastic material constituting thebody so as to thus securely anchor the core to said body. A wire 6 iswrapped Specification of- Letters Patent.

Application filed September 23, 1910.

Patented Dec. 5, 1911.

Serial No. 583,516.

around the core and extends across the channeled face of the core, theends of the wire being attached to said core in any preferred manner, asby extending them through the terminal eyes or openings 5 and formingloops surrounding portions of the core. One of these loops has beenshown at 7 in Fig. 3.

As has heretofore been stated, the core is anchored within the plasticbody and extends longitudinally thereof, it being designed to firstplace the core and its Wire 6 in the mold after which the plasticmaterial is poured around the core, leaving the channeled face of saidcore exposed and flush with the corresponding face of the post body.

In order to secure a fence fabric to the post, the same is placed uponthat face of the post in which the channeled portion of the core isexposed and I then attach the fabric to the exposed portions of the wire6 by means of tie wires a or the like extending into the channel 4.Should it be desired to nail boards or the like to the post, fasteningdevices can be readily driven into the exposed portion of the core.

The core used in the post, if made of wood, is treated with a suitablepreservative, such as creosote, before the plastic material is moldedtherearound.

What is claimed is 1. A fence post including a wooden core, a plasticbody molded about the core, one

longitudinal face of the core being exposed and having a fastenerreceiving channel, and means extending across the channel for receivinga fastener.

2. A fence post including a core, a plastic body molded about the core,said core having one face exposed without thebody, said face having alongitudinally extending fastener receiving channel, and a fastenerreceiving device wrapped about the core and extending across thechannel.

3. A fence post including a core, a plastic body molded therearound, oneface of the core being exposed, said face having a fastener receivingrecess, and fastener receiving means extending across the recess andpartly embedded in the body.

4. A fence post including a core, a plastic body molded therearound, oneface of the core being exposed, there being a longitudinally extendingfastener receiving channel within said face, and a wire Wrapped aboutchannel and constituting fastener receiving means.

5. A composite fence post consisting of separate strips disposed atright angles to each other, one of these strips having a channeled face,a Wire Wrapped about said strips to hold them against relativedisplacement, said Wire extending across the channel, and a plastic bodymolded about the strips and Wire, the said strips constituting a coreand the channeled face of the core being exposed, those portions of theWire extending across the channel constituting means for receivingfasteners insertible into the channel.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixedmy signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

FRANKLIN M. REED.

Witnesses O. J. BoULDEN, EDWARD W. REED.

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